India, May 24 -- An Indian urologist has successfully carried out a robot-assisted surgery on a patient from roughly 3,000 km away. Dr Syed Mohammed Ghouse performed bladder reconnection surgery on a patient in Hyderabad, operating remotely from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China.

The Indian urologist used robotic technology developed in China and high-speed 5G connectivity. The surgery reportedly lasted around 90 minutes, China Daily reported.

The development was also highlighted by Yu Jing, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, in a post on X.

"Indian urologist Dr. Syed Mohammed Ghouse, stationed in Wuhan, successfully performed a robot-assisted ureteral reimplantation in just 90 minutes on a patient 3,000 km away in Hyderabad, ...